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She is more educated than her husband and that is okay for more couples in S'pore

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A total of 5,157 women who wed last year had higher educational qualifications than their grooms.

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SINGAPORE - Patricia is a university graduate who earns about three times more than her husband, an army regular with a diploma.
She holds a highly specialised professional job, which she declines to name, that pays her well. Both of them are 36-years-old.
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